Editing Threefold repetition (section)

==Repeating a position to gain time==
Players sometimes repeat a position once not in order to draw, but to gain time on the clock (when an increment is being used) or to bring themselves closer to the [[time control]] (at which point they will receive more time). Occasionally, players miscount and inadvertently repeat the position more than once, thus allowing their opponent to claim a draw in an unfavourable position. The game<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1328803 |title=Ponomariov vs. Adams, 2005 |publisher=Chessgames.com |access-date=2020-07-03}}</ref> between [[Ruslan Ponomariov|Ponomariov]] and [[Michael Adams (chess player)|Adams]] in [[Corus chess tournament|Wijk aan Zee]] 2005 may have been an example of this.<ref>{{Harv|Friedel|2005}}</ref>